Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-11

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that Villas ia a hard worker. He comes to
his desk at between and 0:1j u. m, and
rapidly goes over his mail. The postmas-
ter general gets several hundred letters
DALI, but his stenographer and chief
| clerk run through these first, and he is
| handed only those which it is necessary
for him to see. He glances over them and
dictates answers to them RAPIDLY, and
| when they are finished begins his morning
| papers. There are many which require
his signature, and he writes his name at
! the end of each in n fine Italian hand.
! BY this time it is II o'clock and callers
begin to come. He receives these gcner-
ally standing, and then eats bite of
| lunch, which is brought up into his office
| from the restaurant below. Then the diff
fercnt chiefs of division come i'm. ard the
various knotty things in the department
are proposed to him. Many Of these arise
daily, and they are known anon" some of
| the employees as snagS. Villas hears the
question at issue, directs the policy to be
! pursued, and the next morning looks over
the answers which are prepared for him.
He works along until 1 O'Clock, when all
the department clerks leave, and often
stays at his desk until O'Clock and later.
He has been rather progressive in his
postoncc work: has reduced. it is claimed
the postofiice deficiency several million
dollars, and has ENLARGED the carrier SER
vice and the special messenger service of
the department. Since his administra-
ton all towns Of 10000 inhabitants, and
| such towns as DO II postOflice business of
! $4,000 Il year, have been furnished with
! special delivery. 4 fast mail has been
put on from New York to Havana, and a
day has been sHycd between New York
and Kansas City in the time Of carrying
the mails. / don't know how Villas re-
CARDS the postal telegraph and postal saw
ings banks lie is said to lave improved
the poatoi1!ce department in preventing
absenteeism among the clerks They are
docked for their absence, and by recent
calculation it is claimed that Villas has
saved the department more than 5000
days or twenty-One years, of service.
However this may he, he is certainly
orderly in his work and his men are kept
busy.
lie lives very nicely in Washington.
| His house is a large three story brick, Just
opposite that of Mrs Admiral Dahlgren,
looking out at the Thomas statue, and on
the next block to that of Secretary Bay
ard. Mrs. Villas entertains here to a con-
siderable extent, and l have heard it
coniecturcd that her entertainments
this year will surpass those Of
! lhc IFtN'' vi "CCOuuI u INC coming
presidential campaign, and because
the wheels OF the household WHY he oiled
with the golden grease Of the Gogebic
mines. Mrs. Villas is u very accomplished
lady She is one OF the prettiest women
in Washington, and she has daugh-
ter who is like unto her. Miss Mollie
Villas is one Of the BRIGHT leaders of the
young girls Of Washington society. She
was president Of the charitable dinner
which was given to the children last
Christmas, and she is a very pretty little
girl.
The statement that Senator Jones, of
Florida, has gone insane creates no sur
prise at Washington. The danger was
whispered by Lis fellow statesmen here
long ago and one Of his brother senators
told m rs much during the session which
closed last March. Jones was an extra
ordinary character. Self made he had
acquired a remarkable knowledge of law,
and starting life Us Il carpenter lie proved